Please check town social media pages for the most up-to-date information. RSVP at TOML.Eventbrite.com.  Aug. 19 Fall Youth Programs Open House. Learn about all the programs offered by the Town of Miami Lakes for kids, ages 3 and up. PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE:  Roberto Alonso Community Center,  16500 NW 87th Ave. Free. 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Aug. 19 Main Street Summer Stage. Free concert at the Miami Lakes Farmer’s...

The board of the Giving Gators charity and Mayor Manny Cid presented flags in June to area schools that earned A ratings for the 2021-2022 academic year. Giving Gators, Layer 8 Solutions and Major League Signs sponsored the project.       First photo at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, from left: Giving Gators members Emily Garcia and founder Daylin Garcia; Mayor Manny Cid; Principal Dr. Manuel Sanchez III; Giving...

    There is a change in the way residents may sign up for recreational activities, youth sports or to reserve park pavilions in Miami Lakes.       The town is providing its CivicRec web page to accept those arrangements.       The move from the former software site etrak was made Aug. 1 and residents must use the new system.        Users who have log ins for...

     A plaque on the speaker’s podium in the Miami Lakes council chamber reads: “Mirtha Mendez Podium, in recognition and honor of her commitment to the Town of Miami Lakes and its charter.”       On Aug. 8, the council saluted Mendez, a resident who has stood at the podium for the past 23 years to share her concerns with the town’s elected officials.    ...

      For Rosa Nell Hammer, a ceremony in her honor was a bunch of “hoopla,” as she put it.       The 103-year-old Lake Sandra resident is not big on festivities or fuss.      But she is a town treasure, Miami Lakes’ own “Rosie the Riveter,” and Miami Lakers wanted to salute her.       On Aug. 7, the Miami Lakes Veterans and Elderly...